Ed Helms Quotes

The best cartoons work by making fun of sacred cows, in trying to inflict the uncomfortable.

Comedians shame people.

That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're going to talk about a sort of substantial topic like this, the best way to do it is with a sense of humor.

When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

I didn't necessarily set out to think of a show to make fun of reality shows.

I haven't watched 'Mad TV' a lot, but I have seen some stuff on there that is truly funny. You have to have some sort of attitude toward the subject, and they seem to have it. It depends on how much blood you want to draw.

Eddie Murphy said once in an interview that nothing is offensive if it's funny. I sort of agree with that, but if something's funny and you're the subject of it, sometimes it's more offensive. If someone's insulting you, you want them to sound like an idiot.

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

It's hard to complain when you say, 'We're gonna go to the clip where Helen Hunt and Will Ferrell are on 'Saturday Night Live' making fun of your song.'

I find it really appalling when people talk about comedy.

I don't really see the point in offensive comedy.

I feel like it's my job to potentially make fun of people publicly, but I do it in a fun manner.

I like to make fun of serious matters.

I've never been much drawn towards satire of any kind.

A lot of French comedy is satire.

I don't think people understand what comedy is supposed to do. We will observe things, we will make fun of things.

The whole character of Super Dave is a takeoff on people who pontificate. So one thing I never want to do is pontificate why this works, why this is funny. I have no idea what the appeal is. All we are trying to do is make people have a good time and laugh.

I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin.

Stand-up and comedy is the place where we are supposed to be able to make fun of all of the world's ills.

Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded.

There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.

Everything can be made fun of. The most serious things are ripe for making fun of them.